IJ56736: REMOVED UNNEEDED DEPENDENCY ON OPENSSL IN MMFSD

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Starting in 5.2.3.0 gpfs.base required openssl libraries,
  specifically for mmfsd. Although the binary required the
  libraries as some symbols were defined, they were unused. This
  was introduced with the release of the IBM Storage Scale native
  REST API feature. All communication from scaleadmd to mmfsd is
  done over a local Unix Domain Socket and ssl is not in use.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Starting in 5.2.3.0 gpfs.base required openssl libraries,
  specifically for mmfsd. Although the binary required the
  libraries as some symbols were defined, they were unused. This
  was introduced with the release of the IBM Storage Scale native
  REST API feature. All communication from scaleadmd to mmfsd is
  done over a local Unix Domain Socket and ssl is not in use.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in 5.2.3.5
  To see all Spectrum Scale APARs and their respective
  Fix solutions refer to page: 
  https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/spectrumscale/spectrum_scale
  _apars.html
  
  Benefits of the solution:
  Remove unneeded dependency
  
  Work Around:
  None
  
  Problem trigger:
  Install gpfs.base
  
  Symptom:
  Installs package that is required, but unused
  
  Platforms affected:
  Linux Only
  
  Functional Area affected:
  mmfsd
  
  Customer Impact:
  Low importance
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SPEC SCALE STD

• Fixed component ID

  5737F33AP

Applicable component levels